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Germany’s Last Gamble
Re-examines the Great War through rare archive film, audio footage and stills from around the world, as well as eyewitness accounts from survivors., Spring 1918. Revolution had taken Russia out of the war, releasing half a million German soldiers from the east. For a moment, Germany outnumbered the Allies on the Western Front., General Ludendorff’s plans to greet the Americans with a massive attack are foiled by hunger and fatigue among German soldiers., Ten-part series based on the book by Hew Strachan, Professor of the History of War at Oxford. In March 1918, Germany launched a massive offensive on the Western Front – her bid to win the war before the Americans arrived. The master was General Erich Ludendorff – a genius, but unstable. Within days the British Fifth Army was in retreat, Paris was under shell-fire and some Allies feared defeat. But Germany’s allies, Ottoman Turkey and Austria-Hungary, were starving and demoralised and the war-weary German Home Front was infected with dangerous socialist ideas. Then Ludendorff’s great offensive ran out of steam, having stormed ahead without strategic aims or supplies. German soldiers slowed, exhausted and hungry. And then the Americans started pouring in.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “The First World War “Germany’s Last Gamble 1 9?
A: The main cast includes Hew Strachan,Jonathan Lewis.
Q: When Did the “The First World War” Germany’s Last Gamble Released?
A: The Episode “The First World War” Germany’s Last Gamble 1 9 originally aired on 2003-11-15 and released in the year of .
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A: Is also available in eng language.
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A: “The First World War” Germany’s Last Gamble 19 is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
